First post, by calippo
I've got a ca 2002-2003 PC that I brought out for retro gaming (P4 2.4GHz, 1GB RAM, Abit IC7-G motherboard, Audigy 2, Radeon 9800). I installed Win 98 SE to be able to boot into DOS for DOS games. I also managed to configure the system so that booting into DOS it has access to the SB16 emulation, mouse and CD-ROM.
Tried a few DOS games, but I'm having various problems. Could anyone give me generic "do this" instructions to get "most" games working more easily?
1) Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri. I can't get this to even install. Starting INSTALL.EXE from the CD gives the usual blurb, says there's enough memory, asks about UNIVBE (neither choice matters), then goes into a black screen with a few pixels worth of garbled garbage at the very top.
2) Mortal Kombat 3, original DOS version. This installs ok, but I can't select any characters (it selects the first one), then goes into the tower selection which is r-e-a-l-l-y slow. The fight works ok, although I can't the CD music to work (might be my drive, MK3 needs the Master drive apparently).
3) Crusader: No Remorse. Managed to get this working by using HIMEMX.EXE. What other games need this to work?